Donald Trump has inaugurated his 'Board of Peace' during a signing ceremony in Davos, aiming to foster lasting peace in the Middle East and beyond. Nearly twenty dignitaries joined in signing the agreement, which Trump stated would collaborate with the United Nations. Critics, however, argue that the board is intended to supplant some of the United Nations' roles.

Elsewhere, Denmark's prime minister has emphasized the importance of her country's territorial integrity following President Trump's remarks about a potential Greenland deal. In New Zealand, landslides have resulted in two deaths and several missing persons. Pakistani wildlife rangers have seized eleven illegally kept lions in Lahore after one escaped and injured a girl. The Oscar nominations have been announced, with the vampire horror 'Sinners' receiving a record sixteen nods.